This magic mirror uses AR to bring tigers to life in your living room

Not only does the Miraffe, developed by Xiaoxi Technology, use object recognition to teach your kids new words, but it also uses augmented reality to bring their favorite animals to life, without going to the zoo.

The Miraffe comes with a few paper cards that depict various animals. This "magic mirror" is capable of recognizing these animals and then displaying an animated 3D version of them.

In this week's episode of Plugged In, Mashable's product analyst Ray Wong puts this toy giraffe to the test.  Read more...